Fastest€19.59
- České Dráhy D632806:441h 7m07:51Praha hlavni nadraziČeské Budějovice railway station
Door to door 1h 51mCO2 4.7 kgChanges 0Refundable
Prague to České Budějovice train
Trains from Prague to České Budějovice start at €23.44 and take 1h 51m at their fastest.
Check dates and fares
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The Trains from Prague to České Budějovice starts at €23.44 and takes 1h 51m door to door, run by 2 operators over 142 km, with around 5 departures a day. Fares bottom out about 30 days before departure.
- 1h 51mDoor to door
- 1h 7mMoving
- €23.44 to €41.59From
- 06:37 to 07:30First and last departure
- 5Per day
- 4.7 kgCO2
First and last are taken from the services we sell on September 29, 2026. The return direction keeps its own timetable and is not these times reversed.
€23.44 to €41.59 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Worked out from this corridor rather than held for anybody. The operator sets the price on the day.
Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €37.19Tue15
- about €33.89Wed16
- about €41.59Thu17
- about €35.54Fri18
- about €30.04Sat19
- about €30.59Sun20
- about €26.19Mon21
- about €23.99Tue22
- about €23.44Wed23
- about €29.49Thu24
- about €27.29Fri25
- about €28.39Sat26
- about €25.64Sun27
- about €23.44Mon28
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The cheapest and the fastest on September 29, 2026
Rail operators
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 České Dráhy | €19.04 | 1h 47m |
| ÖBB-Personenverkehr | €18.49 | 1h 46m |
The train gets you into České Budějovice. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in České Budějovice for the night the train gets in
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When to book Prague to České Budějovice
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €10.0890 days
- €10.6360 days
- €11.1845 days
- €10.0730 days
- €10.0721 days
- €13.3814 days
- €13.937 days
- €17.783 days
- €20.531 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 104 percent. The most expensive point is €20.53, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €12.83Sun
- €13.38Mon
- €11.18Tue
- €13.38Wed
- €13.93Thu
- €13.93Fri
- €13.93Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Prague
Rail
- Praha hlavni nadrazi
- Praha hl.n.
- Úžice
České Budějovice
Rail
- České Budějovice railway station
- Holkov
- Včelná
What the journey actually looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 43% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 57% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 142 km against 124 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Pardubice, Pilsen, Jihlava, Passau. The gap between arriving and leaving is 53 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 18 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Prague at 06:37 and the last at 07:30, across 5 departures The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Trains against the other ways to make this journey
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Train | 1h 51m | 1h 7m | 44m | €23.44 | 4.7 kg | 5 |
| Coach | 2h 51m | 2h 7m | 44m | €11.18 | 3.8 kg | 2 |
Questions about Prague to České Budějovice
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Train from Prague to České Budějovice take?
The Train from Prague to České Budějovice takes 1h 51m door to door, of which 1h 7m is spent moving. The route runs 142 km. The difference between the two times is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end, which every time on this page includes.
How much does the Train from Prague to České Budějovice cost?
The Train from Prague to České Budějovice starts at €23.44 for one passenger, as of September 14, 2026. A typical fare is €22.34. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Train from Prague to České Budějovice?
2 operators run the Train from Prague to České Budějovice: České Dráhy, ÖBB-Personenverkehr. Between them they file around 5 departures a day. The operator table on this page compares them on fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Train from Prague to České Budějovice use?
The Train from Prague to České Budějovice leaves from Praha hlavni nadrazi and arrives at České Budějovice railway station. Allow about 44m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
Is the Train the best way from Prague to České Budějovice?
Traveling from Prague to České Budějovice by Coach costs €11.18 and takes 2h 51m door to door, against 1h 51m by Train. Which is better depends on whether the money or the hours matter more on this trip. The comparison table on this page shows every mode side by side.
When should I book the Train from Prague to České Budějovice?
Fares for the Train from Prague to České Budějovice bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €10.07. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 104 percent, measured on September 14, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Train from Prague to České Budějovice produce?
The Train from Prague to České Budějovice produces about 4.7 kg of CO2 per passenger over 142 km, which works out at roughly 33 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, not for the vehicle.
What is provided on board the Train from Prague to České Budějovice?
Operators on the Train from Prague to České Budějovice publish Power outlets, Wi-Fi. That is what 2 carriers on this corridor state about their own fleets, across a journey of 1h 51m door to door. Where a carrier publishes nothing, this page lists nothing for it.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Prague to České Budějovice on September 14, 2026: 142 km of route against 124 km in a straight line, 5 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €23.44, and 1h 51m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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